GSM Radio Access Network

Abbreviations

ISSUE

V1.0

Date

2009-3-6

Owner

LiXi

Abbreviations
2G
3G

3GMS

English
2nd Generation Mobile Communications System
3rd Generation Mobile Communications System

3GPP

3rd Generation Partnership Project

8PSK

8 Phase Shift Keying

A
ABB

Abis Bypass Board

A/D

Analog/Digital
Access Class

AC

Access Control

ACL

Access Control List

ACCH

Associated Control Channel

ACS

Additional Reselection Parameters Indication

Alternating Current

ADM

Add Drop Multiplexer

AEC

Acoustic Echo Cancellation

AFP

Automatic Frequency Planning

AGCH

Access Grant Channel

AIS

Alarm Indication Signal

ALC

Automatic Level Control

ALM

Alarm Board

AMR

Adaptive Multi-Rate

ANR

Automatic Noise Restrain

APC

Automatic Power Control

APDU

Application Protocol Data Unit

API

Application Program Interface

APL

Advanced Phase Lock

APM

Advanced Power Module

APS

Automatic Protection Switching

ARFCN

Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

ASU

Access network SDH transmission Unit

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATT

Attach-Detach allowed

AUC

Authentication Center

AUTHR

Authentication Response

BA

BCCH Allocation

BAM

Back Administration Module

BBU

Baseband Control Unit

BCC

Base station Color Code

BCCH

Broadcast Control Channel

BCD

Binary-Coded Data

BCF

Base Station Control Function

BCH

Broadcast Channel

BER

Bit Error Ratio

BESP

BTS E1 Surge Protector

BFD

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

BFH

Baseband Frequency Hopping

BIE

Base Station Interface Equipment

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Abbreviations
BITS

English
Building Integrated Timing Supply System

BIU

Base station Interface Unit

BLER

Block Error Rate

BPU

Baseband Processing Unit

BS ID

Base Station Identification

BSBC

Universal BBU Subrack Backplane type C(2U)

BSC

Base Station Controller

BSIC

Base transceiver Station Identity Code

BSN

Backward Sequence Number

BSS

Base Station Subsystem

BSSAP

Base Station Subsystem Application Part

BSSGP

Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol

BSSMAP

Base Station Subsystem Management Application Part

BTS

Base Transceiver Station

BTSM

BTS Management

BVC

BSSGP Virtual Connection

C
CA

Cell Allocation

CB

Cell Broadcast

CBA

Cell Bar Access

CBC

Cell Broadcast Center

CBCH

Cell Broadcast Channel

CBQ

Cell Bar Qualify

CBS

Cell Broadcast System

CBT

Cell Broadcast Terminal

CC

Call Control

CCB

Call Control Block

CCCH

Common Control Channel

CCS

Common Channel Signaling

CDU

Combining and Distribution Unit

CFU

Call forwarding unconditional

CHR

Call History Record

CIC

Circuit Identity Code

CM

Connection Management

CN

Core Network

COSC

Crystal oscillator

CP

Connection management Protocol

CPLD

Complex Programmable Logical Device

CPRI

Common Protocol Radio Interface

CQT

Call Quality Test

CR

Connection Request

CRC

Cyclic Redundancy Code

CRO

Cell Reselect Offset

CS

Circuit Switching

CT

Call Transfer

D
D-BUS

Data-BUS

DBS

Distribution Base Station

DCDU

Direct Current Distribution Unit

DDF

Digital Distribution Frame

DiffServ

Differentiated Service
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Abbreviations

English

DL

Downlink

DLCI

Data Link Connection Identifier

DM

Disconnected Mode

DMCM

The Main Control Module for DDRM BTS (DMCM)

DOPRA

Distributed Object-oriented Programmable Realtime Architecture

DPC

Destination signalling Point Code

DRFU

Double Radio Filter Unit

DRX

Discontinuous Reception

DSCP

Differentiated Services (DiffServ) Code Point

DT

Drive Test

DTMF

Dual-Tone Multi-frequency

DTMU

Transmission/Timing/Management Unit for DTRU BTS

DTP

Coverage Prediction by DT Data

DTX

Discontinuous Transmission

DXC

Digital Cross-connect equipment

D-BUS

Data-BUS

DBS

Distribution Base Station

DCDU

Direct Current Distribution Unit

DDF

Digital Distribution Frame

DiffServ

Differentiated Service

DL

Downlink

DLCI

Data Link Connection Identifier

DM

Disconnected Mode

DMCM

The Main Control Module for DDRM BTS (DMCM)

DOPRA

Distributed Object-oriented Programmable Realtime Architecture

DPC

Destination signalling Point Code

DRFU

Double Radio Filter Unit

DRX

Discontinuous Reception

DSCP

Differentiated Services (DiffServ) Code Point

DT

Drive Test

DTMF

Dual-Tone Multi-frequency

DTMU

Transmission/Timing/Management Unit for DTRU BTS

DTP

Coverage Prediction by DT Data

DTX

Discontinuous Transmission

DXC

Digital Cross-connect equipment

E
ECSC

Early Classmark Sending Control

EDGE

Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution

EDU

Enhanced Duplexer Unit

EFR

Enhance Full Rate speech codec

EIR

Equipment Identity Register

EMC

ElectroMagnetic Compatibility

EMI

External Machine Interface

EMI filter

Electromagnetic interface filter

eMLPP

enhanced Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emption service

EMS

Element Management System

EMU

Environment Monitoring Unit

EPLD

Erasable Programmable Logic Device

ESL

Extend Signalling Link

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

F
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Abbreviations

English

FABS

Flexible Abis

FACCH

Fast Associated Control Channel

FAI

First Article Inspection

FCCH

Frequency Correction Channel

FDD

Frequency Division Duplex

FDMA

Frequency Division Multiple Access

FE

Fast Ethernet port

FER

Frame Error Rate

FFT

Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm

FH

Frequency Hopping

FH-BUS

Frequency Hopping Bus

FMUA

Fan Environment Monitor

FN

Frame Number

FR

Frame Relay

FS

Force Switch

FSN

Forward Sequence Number

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FUC

Frame Unit Controller

G
GATM

GSM Antenna and TMA Control module

GBAM

GSM Back Administration Module

GBCR

GSM BSC Control Processing Rack

GBIU

Gb Interface Processing Unit

GBSR

GSM BSC Service Processing Rack

GDPUC

GSM Data Processing Unit for CS service

GE

Gigabit Ethernet

GEHUB

GSM E1/T1 High level Data Link Control Unit for aBis

GEIUA

GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for A

GEIUB

GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for aBis

GEIUP

GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for Pb

GEIUT

GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for aTer

GEPS

GSM Extended Processing Subrack

GEPUG

GSM E1/T1 Packet Unit for Gb

GERAN

GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network

GEXUB

GSM E1/T1 interface eXtensible Unit for aBis

GFGUA

GSM Fast ethernet and Gigabit ethernet Unit for A

GFGUB

GSM Fast ethernet and Gigabit ethernet Unit for aBis

GFGUG

GSM Fast ethernet and Gigabit ethernet Unit for Gb

GGCU

GSM General Clock Unit

GLONASS

GLObal NAvigation Satellite System

GMPS

GSM Main Processing Subrack

GMSC

Gateway Mobile-services Switching Centre

GMSK

Gaussian Minimum Shift-frequency Keying

GOGUA

GSM Optic Gigabit ethernet Unit for A

GOGUB

GSM Optic Gigabit ethernet Unit for aBis

GOIUA

GSM Optic Interface Unit for A

GOIUB

GSM Optic Interface Unit for aBis

GOIUP

GSM Optic Interface Unit for Pb

GOIUT

GSM Optic Interface Unit for aTer

GOMU

GSM Operation and Maintenance Unit

GOPT

Local Optical Interface Board

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Abbreviations

English

GoS

Grade of Service

GOXUB

GSM Optic interface eXtensible Unit for aBis

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

GPS

Global Position System

GSCU

GSM Switching and Control Unit

GSM

Global System for Mobile communications

GT

Global Title

GTCS

GSM TransCoder Subrack

GTMU

GSM Transmission and Timing and Management Unit for BBU

GTNU

GSM TDM switching Network Unit

GXPUI

GSM eXtensible Processing Unit for Computation service

GXPUM

GSM eXtensible Processing Unit for Main service

GXPUT

GSM eXtensible Processing Unit for Transmission

H
HCS

Hierarchical Cell Structure

HDLC

High level Data Link Control

HDSL

High speed Digital Subscriber Line

HLR

Home Location Register

HSCSD

High Speed Circuit Switched Data

HSN

Hopping Sequence Number

Hub BTS

Hub Base Transceiver Station

HW

High Way

I
IASU

Isite Access SDH Unit

IBBS

Integrated Backup Battery System

ICC

Interference Rejection Combining

ID

Identification/Identity

IE

Information Element

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

IFFT

Inverse Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm

IMEI

International Mobile Equipment Identity

IMSI

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

IP

Internet Protocol

IP PM

IP Performance Monitor

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

ISUP

Integrated Services Digital Network User Part/ISDN User Part

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

ITU-T

International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication Standardization Sector

K
kbps

kilo-bits per second

L
L1

Layer 1 (physical layer)

L2ML

Layer 2 Management Link

LA

Location Area

LAC

Location Area Code

LAI

Location Area Identity

LAPB

Link Access Procedure Balanced

LAPD

Link Access Protocol on the D channel

LAPDm

Link Access Protocol on the Dm channel

LBS

Location Based Service

LCS

Location Service
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Abbreviations

English

LDR

Load Reshuffling

LEML

Local Element Management Layer

LFE

Longest Consecutive Frame Error

LI

Length Indicator

LNA

Low Noise Amplifier

LOF

Loss Of Frame

LOS

Loss Of Signal

LPN7

Common Channel Signaling Processing Board

LSA

Link State Advertisement

LSB

Least Significant Bit

LVDS

Low Voltage Differential Signal

M
MA

Mobile Allocation

MACS

Maximum number of AMR Codec ModeS

MAIO

Mobile Allocation Index Offset

MAP

Mobile Application Part

MBR

Multiband Report

MCC

Mobile Country Code

MCK

Main Clock board

MCU

Main Control Unit

MDC

Message Discrimination

MDMC

Distribution Monitor and Communication board

MDT

Message Distribution

ME

Mobile Equipment

MGW

Media Gateway

MM

Mobility Management

MMCC

Mobility Management Call Control

MMI

Man Machine Interface

MML

Man-Machine Language

MMSMS

Mobility Management Short Message Service

MMSS

Mobility Management Supplement Service

MNC

Mobile Network Code

MNS

Mobile Network Signaling

MOC

Mobile Originated Call

MOS

Mean Opinion Scores

MPM

Multiuser Project Manager

MR

Measurement Report

MRP

Multiple Reuse Pattern

MRT

Message Routing

MS

Mobile Station

MS-AIS

Multiplex Section Alarm Indication signal

MSB

Most Significant Bit

MSC

Mobile Switching Center

MSISDN

Mobile Station International ISDN Number

MSP

Multiplex Section Protection

MSU

Message Signaling Unit

MT

Maintenance and Test console

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures

MTP

Message Transfer Part

N
NA

No Acknowledgment
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Abbreviations
NACC

English
Network Assisted Cell Change

NACK

Negative ACKnowledgement

NAS

Non Access Stratum

NC2

Network Control Mode 2

NCC

Network Color Code

NECI

New Establishment Causes Indication

NEL

Network Element Layer

NML

Network Management Layer

NRI

Network Resource Identifier

NS

Network System

NSS

Network Subsystem

O
ODF

Optical Distribution Frame

OMC

Operation and Maintenance Center

OML

Operation Maintenance Link

OMU

Operation and Maintenance Unit

OSI

Open System Interconnection

OSS

Operating Support System

ODF

Optical Distribution Frame

OMC

Operation and Maintenance Center

OML

Operation Maintenance Link

OMU

Operation and Maintenance Unit

OSI

Open System Interconnection

OSS

Operating Support System

P
PACCH

Packet Associated Control Channel

PARC

Platform of Advanced Radio Controller

PBCCH

Packet Broadcast Control Channel

PBGT

Power Budget

PBSL

PCU-BSC Interface Signaling Link

PBT

Power Boost Technology

PBU

Power Boost Unit

PCCCH

Packet Common Control Channel

PCH

Paging Channel

PCI

Preemption Capability Indicator

PCIC

Packet Circuit Identity Code

PCU

Packet Control Unit

PDCH

Packet Data Channel

PDF

Power Distribution Frame

PDH

Pleisochronous Digital Hierarchy

PDP

Packet Data Protocol

PDU

Power Distribution Unit

PFCB

Fan Control Board

PFCU

Fan Control Unit

PFPU

Fan Power Unit

PGND

Protection Ground

PH

Physical (layer)

PHB

Per-Hop Behavior

PIE

Priority Information Element

PIN

Personal Identity Number

PLMN

PLMN Public Land Mobile Network

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Abbreviations

English

PoC

Push-to-talk over Cellular

PPP

point-to-point protocol

PQ

Priority Queue

PREC

Preemption Recommendation

PS

Packet Switched

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network

PSU

Power Supply Unit

PTCCH

packet timing advanced control channel

PVI

Preemption Vulnerability Indicator

PWM

Pulse-Width Modulation

Q
QA

Queuing Allowed indicator

QoS

Quality of Service

QRI

Queuing Recommendation Indicator

R
RACH

Random Access Channel

RAN

Radio Access Network

RCU

Remote Control Unit

RF

Radio Frequency

RF PLL

RF Phase-Lock Loop

RH

Relative Humidity

RLC

Radio Link Control

RLM

Radio Link Management

RNC

Radio Network Controller

RND

Radio Network Dimension

RQI

Radio Quality Indication

RR

Reverse Request

RRM

Radio Resource Management

RRU

Remote Radio Unit

RSCP

Received Signal Code Power

RSL

Radio Signaling Link

RTP

Real-time Transfer Protocol

RUS

Remote Upgrade Service

RX

Reception

RXLEV

Received signal level

RXQUAL

Received signal Quality

S
SBT

Smart Bias-Tee

SCCP

Signaling Connection Control Part

SCH

Synchronization Channel

SCP

Service Control Point

SCTP

Streaming Control Transmission Protocol

SD

Signal Degrade

SDCCH

Stand-alone Dedicated Control Channel

SDH

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SF

Signal Fail

SFH

Synthesized Frequency Hopping

SFP

Small Form-Factor Pluggable

SGSN

Serving GPRS Support Node

SHO

Soft Handoff

SI

System Information
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Abbreviations
SIGTRAN

English
Signaling Transport

SIM

Subscriber Identity Module

SLC

Signaling Link Code

SMS

Short Message Service

SMSC

Short Message Service Centre

SMU

Service Management Unit

SNR

Signal Noise Ratio

SONET

Synchronous Optical Network

SPC

Signaling Point Code

SPU

Signaling Processing Unit

SS

Supplementary Service

STM-1

Synchronous Transport Module

STP

Signaling Transfer Point

SWM

SoftWare Management

T
TA

Timing Advance

TBF

Temporary Block Flow

TBUS

Time BUS

TC

Transcoder

TCH

Traffic Channel

TCP

Transfer Control Protocol

TCU

Temperature Control Unit

TDM

Time Division Multiplex

TDMA

Time Division Multiple Access

TEI

Terminal Equipment Identifier

TFO

Tandem Free Operation

TM

Terminal Multiplexer

TMA

Tower Mount Amplifier

TMN

Telecommunication Management Network

TMSI

Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identifier

TPS

Tributary Protect Switch

TRA

TCH Rate Adjust

TRAU

Transcoding and Rate Adaptation Unit

TSC

Training Sequence Code

TX

Transmit

U
UAP

United Analysis and Precision Check

UBFA

Universal BBU Fan unit type A(2U)

UDP

user datagram protocol

UEIU

Universal Environment Interface Unit

UELP

Universal E1/T1 Lighting Protection unit

UFLP

Universal FE/GE Lighting Protection unit

UL

Uplink

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

UPEU

Universal Power and Environment interface unit(-48V)

USB

Universal Serial Bus

V
VC Trunk

Virtual Container Trunk

VLR

Visitor Location Register

VQI

Voice Quality Index

VRRP

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

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Abbreviations

English

VSAT

Very satellite communications terminal

VSWR

Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

W
WOPB

Overvoltage Protection Board

WRED

Weighted Random Early Detection

WRR

Weighted Round Robin

WS

Work Station

WTR

Wait To Restore

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